The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-09

what would they he without itY
In the human breast
Two master passions cannot coexist.
Campbell.
The record Of Mr. Spurgeon's Tabernacle
shows that he has received into his church from
the world 10, 300 members.
Evangelical churchmen in London are grieved
at the introduction Of Roman Catholic emblems
into st. Pauls Cathedral and Westminster Alb
hey.
Railway carriages fitted up as churches are.
on Sundays and saints days, TO be attached to
trains in Russia In order to give the officials
opportunity of attending service.
Edwards Whatever our place allotted to us by
Providence, that for US is the post of honor and
duty. God estimates us, not by the position we
are in, but by the way in which we fill it.
As some rare perfume in of clay,
Pervades it with fragrance not its own,
So. when Thou dwelest i'll mortal soul,
All heavens own sweetness seems around it thrown.
Mrs Ii. b. stowe.
After a residence of many years in India, Rev.
Dr. j. Nj. Thoburn finds tho winters of this
country very trying to his health, and he is
now under medical treatment at Clifton Springs,
NY
A man in Ontario can repeat perfectly 166
chapters Of the Bible, ffty-ejcht psalms, and
every collect, epistle and gospel in the ecclesi-
astical year, according to the English Church
Prayer book.
Emerson Every takes care that his
neighbor shall not cheat him. But day comes
when he begins to care that he do not cheat his
neighbor. Then all goes well. He has changed
his marketcart into chariot of the sun.
New Orleans Southwestern Christian Advo-
cate: Brethren please do not speak of your
assessment The Meth odist Episcopal Church
does not assess its members; it apportions to
each his share of work. :Apportonment," not
assessment" is the word to use
Mrs. f. J. Van Alstyne better known as
Fanny j. Crosby, author of Safe in the Arms
of Jesus" ard other poems of like religious feel
ing is residing in New York city in comparative
poverty it is said. She is a Methodist, and be-
came blind when six years of age.
All Gods angels como to us disguised.
Sorrow and sickness. poverty and death,
One after other lift their frowning masks:
And we behold the seraphs face beneath
All radiant with the glory and the calm
Of having looked upon the face of God.
Lowell.
So oft the doing Of Gods will
Our foolish wills undoeth!
And set what idle dream breaks i'll
Which morning LIGHT subduethl
And who would murmur or nisdoubt
When Gods great sunrise hnds him outl
Mrs, Browning.
l.. . result of the missionary work of the
American Sunday school Union during the past
year 6l8 new Sunday schools have oeen es.
tabshed where but few rsliglous rfiylt-.s %
any kind had before existed, and over SIX thou-
Sand scholars have been gathered into these
schools.
pastor in a State adjoining this, preach;nS
from the text, Beware of Coyetousness," said
'sLast Sunday night the collection in this house
amounted to 81. so, and the dollar was thrown II
by Baptist brother from Richmond, Va, who
happened to be here and did not know any bet
ter The other 600 of you dropped in the 81
cents"
The religious monthly. "The Southern
Evangelist" published in Atlanta during tn,
past year, has been sold by Mr. w. A. Hemphil
to Rev Sam w. Small. Mr.. Small has trans
ferred the Evangelist to Nashville, Tenn. IL
has changed it TO weekly, and the first issu
under the new management is remarkable brigh
and readable.
Ruskin: have been more and more convinced
the more think of It, that, in general, pride is a
the bottom of all great mistakes. All the othe
passions do occasional good; but, wheneve
nride puts in it's word everything goes wrong
and what it might really be desirable to dc
quietly and nnocently, it is MORALLY dangerou
to do proudly
If thou wculdst walk in light
Make other spirits bright.
Who seeking for himself alone, entered he aver
IN blessing are blest;
In labor find our rest;
If we bend not to the worlds work. heart. and han,
@6 and brain.
We have lived our life in vain.
caroline Seymour.
In Eucador there is church, it is said, ft
syery $50 inhabitants. and 10 per cent. of u
population priests, monks, or nuns. III
priests control the government in all i
branches. and 272 days of the year are observe
as feast or fast days. One-fourth of all til
property belongs to the church. Seventy nv
Der cent. of the people can neither read no
write.
Some bad boys glued the leaves of the o
preachers Bible together The next sunday
.ead on the bottom of one page: when Nof
Was 100 years old he took unto himself VIII
rho wasr-then turning the page-"l40 cubi
org. 40 cubits wide, built of gopher wood an